Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-23

I1e asFman eler1i1ns. Whiah uazs
bid O. Monday. agBmas 70 h4rs 70
snlisd 10 ne isismph u tks a1psrn-
msns. This US sxpssssd. ans, Iasse6.
ne ns30rfty Essnrnsa Tor tks gpysrn-
snsDt b maeh Smaller t6an thoss uho
hags astshsd the progress - fbs
esmpaian sntisipafed. The nsw Rssshsr
iae ufil Be- elnss. bui Blsmsrsk uiii
sacuss fks psaaas Of ne ssrfsnnn1s
biIl, aud bis poius viii be ealned.
This slesti0n ard ne oontss1 whish
rfsseded L bsvs atiFsstsd TIE atasnfisn
Of NE world aa ne rsrvIous eostest 10
0eFmany kns dons and e. few electoral
eontssts in sny eouatFy havs dons- 70
was aszssAiiy fsit that upon ne Fssait
dspsndsd ia larRs me1sass The psses
81 Earops; and oatssd<rs we're sseona-
inRly almoss ~ much Interested IL 81
progress Of ths battle 20 we're the Ger
mans themselves.
The conditions Of the confess may not
RsnsFaiiy b undeEsteod. BfieAg stated.
thsy weEs - follows: The German ar
my Il maintained By mesns Of appEo-
priaticss voted b she Rsiehstae pre-
elssly - The American army Il msin-
tsined b. means Of sopropriations voted
By Congress- The provision IN the Con-
siilusioR Of The United States Iimitire
the period for vbich appropriations
may Be voted, however. has No parallel
ia The organic law Of The Gsrm,n En-
piFe. and 10 1850 Pdacs bismarck per-
saaded the Rsiebstae 70 vote the ap-
propriations necessary 70 sustain the
army for period Of seven ysarl That
period expires In April. 1887, and Prince
Bismarck . few months ego appealed
10 The Reiehstag for . renewal Of the
appropriations tsesshsF With an s1thor-
ixstion for the increase Of the army b.
about forty eight thousand men. The
bill introduced By the esvsEamsnt for
this pufpoas vas referred 10 . sOmmit-
Tee, which. In spite Of the most siren
aoua efforts 10 compel Il 10 Do other
wise, reported against the passage Of
she bill. A bitter debate IN the
Rssehssae. which uas participated IN By
both Bismarck and Won Moltke, FOL
lowed this report. Through the defeo
ton Of the members representing the
Centre, OF Clerical party, which had
hitherto supported Bismarck when be
vas In = tight place. the government
uas defeated.
An appeal 70 che people vas at once
made. Indeed, the decree disseIvine
the Reiohstae had been prepared before
the anal vote was taksns and AZ soon e.
she result vas announced Prince Bis
fnarok produced ID. The opponents Of
the government bad. from the frst, e.
pressed willingness 10 grant supplies
for three years asd 10 authorize an in
crease Of the army b. about half the
number Of men which the government
desired. bat Bismarck insisted upon the
passage Of bis bill as IL was presented,
and on the issue thas made up both
sides appealed 20 the people. Ihe can
yass has been most bitter one, both
the government and lie opponents
stFaining every nerve TO carry their
point. The opposition was ably led by
Herr Windthosst, the leader Of the Cen
ire. All Europe haa watched the pro
Rrees Of the battle with the most in
tense interest. even the Pope throwing
his influence into the scale IN bshalf OF
the government.
OF course, nobody pFetends to be able
10 tell the real meaning OF the game
which the shEsWd old Chancellor is play.
inE. bat the general belief is that the
success Of the governments will strength.
ca the pFospee, OF peace. The fear was
that, If defeated. Prince Bismarck
would preeipitate 9 war in or
der TO arouse oHos more that storm Of
patriotism which swept over Germany
sixteen years ago and TO again selidify
the German Empire. According to this
theory, however, the success OF the gov
eminent will obviAte the nscessity for
solidifyipR the Empire With blood. IN
less, indeed. the slender majority which
bas been secured may be regarded bj
Bismarck - too small. and be may still
consider war necessary 10 impress the
people with the greatness and wisdom
Of the Emperor and his Chancellor.
Oas disputed point, however, will
now be settled in very few dAya IL
will be known whether the war acsEe
vas simply created by Bismarck for
eleetiouseEing purposes, or Whistler
there 10 actually danger Of an immedi-
ate eonaios between France and Ger.
many. IL the var preparations being
mAde BY Germany are suddenly diseon-
tinued, il may be concluded that the
excitement gas aroused for the sole
purpose Of iufiaeaeine the elections.
N, however. the preparations continue
and the situation rsmains ~ strained
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